We're having a Community Day! 🎉

Saturday 17th October 2026 | 9.30am – 3.30pm
Centre for Strategic Education
Level 6, 19 Thompson Street, Abbotsford, VIC

On Saturday 17th October, we're throwing open the doors for the very first Amba Press Community Day. A free day of connection, conversation, and celebration for authors, readers, teachers, and anyone who loves a good book. 📚

Whether you're a published author, thinking about writing your first book, a teacher looking for inspiration, or simply a fan of what we do, this day is for you.

What's on?

The day is packed with good things. We'll have author panels, a lively marketing and promotion session, two very special book launches, and the Educators Book Club going live in the afternoon. Plus, a book shop, morning tea, lunch and time in between to chat, connect and meet some of the people behind Amba Press.

9.30am – Welcome and Open

10.00 – 11.00am – Author Panel
Andrew Fuller, Kelly Irving and Brooke Lyons
Hosted by Angus Humphries

11.00am – 12.00pm – Morning Tea and Book Launch 
Launch of Practical AI Strategies 2 by Dr Leon Furze
Presented by Anam Javed, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

12.00 – 1.00pm – Marketing and Promotion Panel
Tess McCabe, Hazel Edwards and Shontelle Prout
Hosted by Dr Matt Pitman

1.00 – 2.00pm – Lunch and Book Launch
Launch of the Driving School Improvement Workbook by Pamela Macklin and Vic Zbar
Presented by Rebecca Vukovic, Deputy Editor, Teacher Magazine, ACER

2.00 – 3.00pm – The Educators Bookclub Live
Lottie Dowling, Steven Kolber and Mark Parry

3.00 – 3.30pm – Close

The details

📅 Saturday 17th October
🕤 9.30am – 3.30pm
📍 Centre for Strategic Education, Level 6, 19 Thompson Street, Abbotsford, VIC
💛 Free entry. All welcome.

We'd love to see you there. Bring a friend, bring a colleague, bring anyone who might be curious about books, writing or publishing. The more the merrier!

💛 Alicia and the Amba Press team 

Morning tea and lunch kindly sponsored by Ingram Content Group.